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Bauer real estate club forges partnership Houston apartment association to work with program to expand degree offerings, improve rank Julian Jimenez
THE DAILY COUGAR As part of an initiative to create a nationally competitive program at the University, the UH Graduate Real Estate Club has partnered with the Houston Apartment Association and the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation to provide leadership, resources and support for students. “Combined, HAA and TAAEF have pledged $153,000 to the UH Grad RE Program Leadership Campaign to be funded
over three years,” John Walsh, director of the Graduate Real Estate Program, said in an email. “These funds will underwrite the cost of developing the Grad RE Program during its initial three years of development here at Bauer College of Business. This will include development of courses relating to MF (multi-family) Residential business.” According to the program development plan for the initiative, the partnership aims to build a strong foundation for real estate degrees at UH by recruiting experienced professionals and expanding current course offerings for a real estate certificate to support a full-fledged master’s degree. “The University of Houston is in a unique position to develop a nationally competitive
program with its growing excellence in academic stature and its location in Houston’s dynamic real estate marketplace,” the plan stated. Keith Richards, the president of the Bauer Graduate Real Estate Club, said that the partnership will also be a huge boon for students looking for hands-on experience. “They’re going to help us out with internships, mentorships and career support as well as helping get the students out into the industry at mixers,” Richards said. The partnership will give Houston real estate companies a source of educated and high-quality workers to draw from. Emily Hilton, the vice president for HAA, was present at a social earlier this month that introduced students to the multifamily
development industry. She said that the event was valuable for student outreach. “This is kind of a different approach — this is taking from the top down, trying to get those folks that are at the executive level and wooing them into multifamily, making them aware of all the career options they have at that level,” Hilton said. The program has high hopes for the future of real estate education at Bauer. “The money, the affiliation, all the programs we’re putting on with them all go to improving that program and making it something that students actually come to the MBA program at UH to be a part of,” Richards said. news@thedailycougar.com
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Alumnus wins award for overcoming disability
The UH Department of Sociology is kicking off a new lecture series, “Sociology in Action,” with the first guest speaker, UH Sociology Alumni, Professor Stuart A. Wright, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today in Agnes Arnold Auditorium 1. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Sociology Department at 713-743-3940. — Alana MousaviDin
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GREEK LIFE
Sorority hosts pink out game for breast cancer awareness Zeta Tau Alpha’s Gamma Omega chapter is hosting its first annual “Houston Cougar Pink Out” at the UH football game against Rice on Thursday at Robertson Stadium. “We’ve seen tremendous success at Texans and other NFL games,” Chelsea Snyder, the president of the Gamma Omega chapter said. “Other collegiate teams also participate in Pink Out games. There is no reason a Tier One institution such as the University of Houston should not be participating,” The women’s fraternity will hand out pink ribbons and breast cancer education and awareness at gate entrances and tailgates. “UH Athletics doesn’t support us this year; they don’t think we will have success in this,” Maddie Miller, service chairman for the fraternity said. “We want to prove them wrong.” — Cougar News Services
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he University’s Children’s Learning Center hosted a Homecoming pep rally for children of students, faculty and staff on Thursday. The UH marching band came to the center to perform songs for those in attendance as parents lined up with their children to watch the festivities. | Taylor Cox/The Daily Cougar
For serving as an example of the success one can achieve by overcoming disability, UH staff member Karl Hearne was named recipient of the 2011 Houston Mayor’s Citizen’s Accessibility Recourses for Empowerment Award. Hearne collected the accolade at the third annual National Disability Awareness Month on Friday at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center Gymnasium. Hearne, who serves as Assistant to the Vice President for Community Relations and Institutional Access, was given the award for his “unyielding commitment to overcome his physical challenges and for sharing his talents and abilities with his community.” “There’s no such thing as a bad day,” Hearne said. “My life is a living testimony of what can be done when others say it cannot.” Hearne was born two months premature to his mother and father that were faced with a decision that would effect his life forever. “Doctors told my parents to put me in a home, but my mother said no,” Hearne said. “From then on I was determined to face every obstacle presented to me.” Cerebral palsy is an umbrella
term that groups different motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, particularly in body movement. The United Cerebral Palsy Foundation estimates that nearly 800,000 people in the US are living with one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy. “I made several promises to God when I came to the University of Houston,” Hearne said. “I told Him if He would allow me to get an education, I would help others. “When life seems impossible to keep going, I look around and always find somebody worse off than me.” Hearne has earned an undergraduate degree in consumer science and a master’s degree in human resource development at UH. Proud to be a Cougar Hearne said he hopes everyone at the University would show some improvement in school spirit, and that he feels a responsibility to improve UH. “School spirit starts with each of us having pride to be here,” Hearne said. “I still have my acceptance letter, dated Valentines Day 2001. Red and white is in my heart, and I’ll do all I can to make the University better.” news@thedailycougar.com
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On Oct. 26, 1787, the first of the “Federalist Papers” was published, with Alexander Hamilton as its author. In this essay, he argued that the constitution should be ratified. On Oct. 16, 1881, the infamous gunfight at the OK corral in Tombstone, Arizona occurred. The fight only lasted for thirty seconds. The Earp brothers and Doc Holliday were charged with murder, but were ruled justified in killing the bandits. On Oct. 26, 1919,President Woodrow Wilson’s veto of the 18th amendment was overturned by congress. The 18th amendment was enacted soon afterwards, prohibiting “…the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors... within the United States.”
On Oct. 26, 1900, the first part of New York’s subway system opened. On Oct. 18, 1901, a robbery at a shop in Paris saw the first known use of a getaway car, a modern staple for robberies. On Oct. 27, 1964, Sonny and Cher got married. On Oct. 26, 1970, the comic “Doonesbury” debuted in the paper. It was a carry-over of author Mike Doonesbury’s college comic, “Bull Tales.” On Oct. 27, 1993, Howard Stern began his radio show in El Paso. His offbeat, vulgar show attracted several listeners and eventually moved to satellite radio.
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Oct. 25, 1881 Pablo Picasso Oct . 27, 1939 John Cleese Oct. 26, 1947 Hillary Clinton Oct. 26, 1962 Carey Elwes Oct. 26, 1973 Seth Macfarlane
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON On Oct. 23, 1981, A fight broke out at the University Center between Turkish and Armenian student groups during a centennial birthday celebration for Mustafa Jenak Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. UH police arrived on the scene, arresting an unidentified non-student Armenian visitor.
On Oct. 25, 1977, The UH School of Communication officially came into existence after being approved at the quarterly meeting of the UH system. The School was formed by merging the speech and communications departments under the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
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Junior Bryony Hunter teamed with senior Giorgia Pozzan to advance to the finals in their doubles draw before falling to a duo from Stephen F. Austin. | Courtesy of UH Athletics
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UH battles the best of Texas at ITA Regionals Joshua Siegel
THE DAILY COUGAR Two freshmen highlighted play at the ITA Regionals in Fort Worth for the Cougars. Charlotte Phillips and Leslot Koenen each won four matches during the five-day tournament to advance to the semi-finals of singles consolation play, where they were scheduled to face each other, but the team opted to skip the head-to-head matchup. “Charlotte played pretty well and only lost one match to the No. 1 player from UTEP,” head coach John Severance said. “But she was in complete control of the match. She made some unforced errors, but she had a very good tournament.” Giorgia Pozzan got her first loss of the season. After winning her opening round match in the main singles draw, Pozzan lost in three sets to Noel Scott of Texas. Pozzan also teamed with Bryony Hunter in doubles play.
After dropping their first match to a Texas A&M duo, they won against pairs from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and TCU. They lost in the consolation finals to seventh-seeded Stephen F. Austin. The ITA tournaments are tough to measure success by merely wins and losses because they are not flighted. In flighted tournaments, school’s top-seeded players play against other school’s top-seeded players, second seeds against second seed and so on. The ITAs allow for all seeds to compete against each other, creating matchups that ordinarily would not occur. “It’s tough to judge,” Severance said. “We had some good wins, but also a couple of losses I didn’t think would happen. “We still need to clean up our errors and serve at a higher percentage and be even more disciplined in our shot selection alone. That’s what we’ll try to focus on.” sports@thedailycougar.com
GOLF Cougars show well at local competition The HBU Husky Invitational was a late addition to the UH’s schedule, but proved to be an opportunity for head coach Jonathan Dismuke to keep some of his less-used golfers sharp. “We had a little more depth this year,” Dismuke said. “I was just trying to get the guys who hadn’t played each and every week a few more reps. Sophomores Jesse Droemer and Bryn Flanagan, junior Will Dusenbury and senior Eric Adler competed for the Cougars at Quail Valley Golf Club in Missouri City. Droemer led the way, finishing third, and shooting par or better on 42 of 54 holes. Droemer also shot two birdies. “Obviously, Jesse separated himself and had a great week,” Dismuke said. Flanagan also had a strong performance with a seventh-place individual finish on the strength of a second-round score of 69. Both Droemer and Flanagan will be in the Cougars’ lineup for their next competition, the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate on Monday in Dallas.
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Graphic Gaddafi videos raise issue of censorship
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he mainstream media’s handling of former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi’s death was questionable. The footage and pictures of a battered Gaddafi are still being shown on news networks and are readily available online and there are still more videos readily accessible online that show the dictator being beaten and tortured before his death. Such violent images might be disturbing for younger viewers, and there should be guidelines on what is appropriate for a television broadcast. Instead of incessantly repeating the gruesome details, perhaps the visuals of Gaddafi‘s death should be made available exclusively online with age restrictions. Maybe this is a barrier that can easily be compromised, but the censorship of sensitive material is a concept that media outlets must consider. Even though the coverage of Libya’s revolution is important, showing a man being brutally beaten and shot point-blank numerous times is not something a normal person should be subjected to on the evening news. However, networks are tasked with the responsibility of reporting on complicated events as accurately as possible. Gaddafi’s capture and subsequent death was addressed in an up-front manner that left little room for skepticism — there was no denying he was dead. And although the videos are extremely graphic, it is the source material for reporters, and responsible journalists always make their sources readily available. Is this appropriate coverage for the death of a dictator? Do citizens need to see the bloody proof to confirm their suspicions? This is a question the public needs to answer. It is easy for people in the US to condemn the actions of Libyans, but Americans have not been oppressed by a dictator for nearly half a century. If Libyans need proof to assuage their fears, they have it. The shock value associated with this event will not soon be forgotten, especially because Gaddafi left a stockpile of wealth that Forbes valued at more than $200 billion. The civil war has destroyed much of Libya’s infrastructure, and depending on how the wealth is distributed, Libya may become a much different country.
E D I TO R I A L P O L I C I E S STAFF EDITORIAL The Staff Editorial reflects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons reflect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Daily Cougar welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH community. Letters should be no more than 250 words and signed, including the author’s full name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Anonymous letters will not be published. Deliver letters to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to letters@thedailycougar.com; send them via campus mail to STP 4015; or fax them to (713) 743-5384. Letters are subject to editing. ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements published in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the University or the students as a whole. GUEST COMMENTARY Submissions are accepted from any member of the UH community and must be signed with the author’s name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Commentary should be kept to less than 500 words. Guest commentaries should not be written as replies to material already printed in the Cougar, but rather should present independent points of view. Rebuttals should be sent as letters. Deliver submissions to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to letters@thedailycougar.com; or fax them to (713) 743-5384. All submissions are subject to editing.
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The case for Case Despite his record, most experts overlook Keenum for the Heisman
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ast Saturday, Case Keenum tied a career-high with six touchdowns in the Cougar’s 63-28 win over Marshall to improve to 7-0, UH’s best start since 1991. Case Keenum also set the NCAA all-time record for total offense. By all rights Keenum should be a Heisman candidate — the experts say otherwise. Aaron According to the latest Manuel ESPN Heisman Watch Experts’ Poll, Keenum has received only three votes and is not considered a top five candidate. But how can the experts overlook such a record-smashing quarterback for the Heisman? Here are some common complaints: UH plays in Conference USA — a nonBCS conference — and a mediocre one at that. Of the 12 teams in Conference USA, only five have winning records: Southern Miss in the East Division; UH, Tulsa, SMU and UTEP in the West Division. And according to ESPN, of the 11 major conferences in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision, Conference USA ranks eighth. The conference has only two nationally ranked teams: the No. 17 Cougars and No. 25 Southern Miss. Compared to the Big 12 and the SEC, Conference USA looks like an intramural league. But by the same token, so does the Mountain West Conference, which has only four teams with winning records (Boise State, TCU, Wyoming and San Diego State) and only one, Boise State, which is nationally ranked. The Broncos are currently fifth in the AP and USA Today polls, and fourth in the BCS. Boise’s Kellen Moore is ranked fourth in ESPN’s Heisman Rankings. Why does Moore get so much consideration and Keenum so little? Which team is better is a different debate, but their situations are nearly identical. And as such, Keenum should be considered as the sixthranked candidate behind Griffin—at least. Another common complaint is that the Cougars’ schedule is so weak that anyone could get Keenum’s stats. This is somewhat valid. One of the Cougar’s four non-conference opponents is a Football Championship Series program (Georgia State), and the combined record of the other three (UCLA, North Texas and Louisiana Tech) is a meager 9-13. The combined record of the Cougars’ conference opponents is a paltry 24-34, having faced or will face three programs with winning records
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and all are from the west (UTEP, SMU, Tulsa). Should the Cougars win the division, it is possible the Cougars will face another winning program — Southern Miss — should the Golden Eagles win the East. Non-conference records aside, why should Keenum pay the price for the terrible play in Conference USA? This is the chief argument for bailing on the future MWC and C-USA football alliance. The schedules will likely stay the same, with perhaps the exception of schedule one or intra-alliance games. It does not change the fact that the quality of the teams the Cougars have to play is not up to snuff. It is an entire conference that holds Case Keenum back; the only way you can
Kolb, who finished his college career in 2006 with nearly 13,000 passing yards and at the time was the school’s all-time leader in total offense, was also labeled a system quarterback by many in the national media, and never taken too seriously for Heisman consideration. Now Briles coaches Griffin at Baylor, and Griffin is touted as a Heisman hopeful, not a “system” quarterback. In a recent chat session aimed at non-Automatic Qualifier programs, which are programs that cannot automatically qualify for the BCS, ESPN blogger Andrea Adelson was asked a question that posed the same dilemma. “It is all about perception,” Adelson said. “I think they see some of the things RGIII (Robert Griffin, III) does and believe it is his
According to the latest ESPN Heisman Watch Expert’s Poll, Keenum has received only three votes and is not considered a top five candidate. But how can the experts overlook such a record-smashing quarterback for the Heisman?” stop him. Then there is the classic complaint, “He’s a system quarterback. You could put me at quarterback and I could throw for 5,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in that system.” First off, no you could not throw for 5,000 and 20 in any system — unless you are Case Keenum. Second, how is that fair when compared to the other contending quarterbacks? Stanford’s Andrew Luck benefited from the system developed by former NFL quarterback and Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh, now the coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Baylor’s Robert Griffin has had the benefit of having a coach who was once deemed a “system” coach himself — former Cougars head coach Art Briles. Briles coached another great Cougars quarterback, Kevin Kolb.
talent and not the system that has gotten him his numbers. The non-AQs generally get labeled in this manner.” That may be true, but how does that make it right? Kolb was labeled a system quarterback because he played for UH, but Griffin is labeled a Heisman candidate because he plays at Baylor in the Big 12, despite the fact that they were coached by the same man with the same system. What about Moore then? Where is his “system quarterback” label? He plays at a non-AQ school, just like Keenum does at UH, so what makes him so special? Is it because despite getting shafted for national championship considerations, Boise State consistently makes a BCS bowl? Is that what it takes to get a Heisman in this town? Despite the nomination, Moore likely will not win, considering he is going up against the defending Heisman winner in Luck, who plays in a BCS conference. It is a matter of class warfare. And in this case, it is the BCS class versus the non-AQ class. Keenum’s talents are not being recognized because he plays in a lower class program — lower class compared to four of the five BCS-conference front-runners. The paradox is that UH wants to go into an upper-class conference, for better money and chances at winning Heisman Trophies and going to BCS bowl games, despite what this system does to cheat guys like Keenum, or even Moore for that matter, out of deserved recognition. One man a football team does not make, nor are his achievements a school’s legacy. But the achievements of that one man deserve to be honored for all to see, and yet many of the only ones to truly appreciate his talents are right here at home — and that is just fine with us. Aaron Manuel is a broadcast journalism senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
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Above: “I gave away almost a whole album of material on this record because that’s what we should be doing,” McMahon said. “You’ve got to be focusing on making better and better music.” | Jack Wehman/The Daily Cougar
A seasoned veteran in producing records with strong emotional content, Andrew McMahon has returned to the music scene with the latest Jack’s Mannequin album “People and Things,” which was released Oct. 4. There’s something about a record whose lead instrument is a piano that can’t be beat. In typical Jack’s Mannequin fashion, “People and Things” layers eloquent, emotionally charged lyrics over rich piano melodies and easy percussive elements. However, “People and Things” strays from previous Jack’s Mannequin albums thematically. Both “Everything in Transit” and “The Glass Passenger” are heavily focused on hope, heartbreak and recovery, which is due largely in part to McMahon’s battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This time around however, McMahon focuses on putting the pieces back together. “Coming out of ‘Passenger,’ there was certainly a need to reconcile things that I hadn’t paid as much attention as I should have before,” he said. “I think you hear that — I really spent a lot of time diving into those things.” And that he does. Instead of writing flowery, youthful lyrics, McMahon crafts more raw, unblinded lyrics that focus on a deeper kind of love than we’ve seen from him before, but he still retains the feel of earlier Jack’s Mannequin albums. “I think you hear this sort of relationship tension,” he said. “These elements are hashed out in the beginning of the record PIECES continues on page 6
Right: In entering a new chapter in his life, Andrew McMahon took to the keys to create an album about marriage, life and starting new. | James Minchin “What people need to be focused on is making new sounds and stimulating people around them,” he said. “I think that is going to translate globally.” | James Minchin
Jack’s Mannequin’s third full-length album, ‘People and Things,’ was released Oct. 4. It features rich piano melodies and intricate, poetic lyrics that create a lighthearted sound. | James Minchin
Jack’s Mannequin relocated to the desert to work on this album and arranged it outside of the studio. “I’m really proud of this record,” McMahon said. | Jack Wehman/The Daily Cougar
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and slowly worked through and resolved to some extent by the end.� And though this album draws from what’s been heard in previous Jack’s Mannequin recordings, it’s a more mature McMahon whose story is told through the speakers. It seems as though the content in “People and Things� is more indicative of him coming to terms with the past as he enters into a new chapter in his life after tying
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Blundergrads by Phil Flickinger
ACROSS 1 “Arrivederci, ____” 5 Woody perennial plant 10 Penny-in-the-wishingwell sound 14 “Couldn’t have said it better myself” 15 Monopoly purchase 16 Ninth Greek letter 17 Stern boss 19 Add weight 20 Force into servitude 21 Demonstrate clearly 23 “Able was I ___ I saw Elba” 24 Site for tying knots 26 “G’day, ___!’’ 28 Postgrad deg. 29 More than hesitant 33 Takes more than one’s share of 34 The big cheese 36 Abbr. in many snail mail addresses 37 Comparatively more comical 38 British container 39 Chief plotter 41 Distinct region 42 Montreal’s railway 43 Trig function 44 Roll call response 45 Rockies resort 47 Sword conqueror? 48 Black Sea city 51 Heart part 55 Improvise musically 56 Oppressive boss 59 One of the Lower Lakes 60 Postal device 61 Put up on the wall 62 Bookworm, stereotypically 63 Powwow place 64 Vichy and Ems
The Adventres of Tony & Ash by Kelvin Godings
sudoku How to play
Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9; and each set of 3-by-3 boxes must also contain the numbers 1 to 9.
Previous puzzle solved
DOWN 1 Assign a “PG-13” or an “R” 2 Arabian Sea gulf 3 Officer’s dining hall 4 Jewelry near the feet 5 Get rid of the Fu Manchu 6 Coil in the yard 7 Dirt-road feature 8 Put to work 9 Artist’s cap, perhaps
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10 Blast furnace product 11 Car-buyer’s need, perhaps 12 Applying to the ears 13 French door piece 18 Stable mom 22 Reason for a decoration 24 Leave in the lurch 25 Noblewomen 26 Hollywood release 27 Representative for 30-Down 28 Dennis of the comics, for one 30 All the stage is his world 31 Your of yore 32 Use a whetstone 33 What doctors are sworn not to do 34 Shade of color 35 Yonder lass 37 Dentist’s directive 40 Comprehended 41 Pinnacles 44 Damsel’s deliverer
46 Blue Ribbon beer maker 47 Blender setting 48 Brickmaking need 49 “Bet you can’t,” e.g. 50 Arab prince 51 Equal to the task 52 Fellow across the pond
53 ___ the Hyena (“Li’l Abner” character) 54 Work units 57 It clinks in drinks 58 Space between peaks
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